Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-02
MANCHESTER NEWS.
A DISPATCH RHP0RTIRs GLEANINas
IN OUR SISTER CITY.
Democratic Politics in Chesterhela-
Church Matters-Briefs and
Personals.

Hhs III tue Guy .tStefuay' many VI
his friends are urging him to be can
didate for the Senate. He says that he
is not seeking the Office f.; that if the
convention thinks he is the man for the
| place and gives him the nomination he
| will do all he can to carry the banner
Of the party to victory. On the other
hand he will as cheerfully and as faith
fully work for any Democrat the con-
vention nominates. The other gentle
men whose names have been mentioned
in this connection are Messrs. Peter c.
Warwick, present incumbent. and W.
W. Baker, ex-member of the House.
IN THE CHURCHES.
The inclemency OF the weather
greatly interiered with church-going
Sunday, especially at night, when all
of the congregations were small.
Rev. ". b. Bigelow, of Richmond,
preached at the Presbyterian church in
the morning no night service.
st the other churches the resident
| pastors filed their pulpits morning and
night.
Rev. J. 3. Dey, OF the West-End
Methodist church, preached the first OF
q series OF sermons, which he will con
| tinue during the summer and fall. Hls
subject was "The Training of Chill
dren." Next Sunday he will preach to
young men, and the Sunday following
TO young women.
There was one person baptized at the
Bainbridge.Street Baptist church Sun
day night.
THE STREET RAILWAY.
The Common Council of Richmond
at its meeting last night postponed the
consideration OF all the street-railway
ordinances, &c, until special meeting
to be held for that purpose. The
Manchester Railway and Improve
ment Company has secured the right
Of way along the streets desired to be
used in this city, and the Street Com
mittee of the Richmond Council has
recommended that it be allowed to
run on Fourteenth street from
Mnyo's bridge to and beyond Main
street. The same committee has also
recommended that the Union Passen-
ger-R Railway Company be granted the
right of way over exactly the same
streets. The question arises. Which will
win? The people OF Manchester will
be pleased to see the road built over
Mayo's bridge by either company, but
very naturally feel partial to the for
mer, in which the capital OF our own
| citizens is invested.
COUNTY MATTERS.
Mr.. Blankenship, superintendent OF
schools for the county Of Chesterfield,
Yesterday examined at the county
courthouse all Of the old teachers mp
plying for reelection. New applicants
will he examined to-day.
An adjourned meeting OF the County
| Poard of Supervisors will be held Fri
DAY next to receive report from the
Treasurer in relation to the money ex-
pended during the past fiscal year. The
| Republican members OF the board will
try to make political capital out of the
report. At the last meeting OF the
board the Assistant Treasurer ersubmitted
partial report, showing that while the
disbursements OF the county funds
during the ast fiscal year were $4,000,
there is only $1,000 to run the county
! for the next six months.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Mrs. T. 3. Howell and Miss May
Wright have returned from New York.
Miss Clay Willis has returned from
New York. where she spent several
! Wccle visiting friends.
in the Mayors Court yesterday
morning several unimpOrtant cases
were heard.
Nr. and Mrs. L. Y. Gwen have left
the city to spend several weeks in the
mountains of Virginia.
st the stated communication OF
Manchester Lodge. No. II, \. +. and \.
! NJ, the Fellow Craft degree was con
ferred on one candidate and the sub
lime degree OF Master Mason on
another. Worshipful Master Il. b. ".
Beattic presided in the East.
The riycr is few inches higher than
It was last week. and the water is oX-
ceedingly muddy, indicating that the
rains have been bountiiul in the Ri
wanna Valley.
While Mr.. " Dickie, secretary Of
the railroad branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association, Is attend
ing lIr. Moody's school at Northiield,
| Mass, Mr.. Joseph p. Bailey is in
charge of the Danyille reading
this city.
Mr.. Warner J.. Wormley anl wife
will spend some time at the White Sui
phur.
Miss Ida Allen has gone to Gooch-
land county TO spend several weeks.
The delegates from Manchester to
! the Roanoke convention will leave to-
morrow morning. -Four delegates, one
from each ward, and as many alternates
have been chosen, but those many will
not 90, of course.
Mrs. Archer, through her counsel,
Judge Clopton, has instituted "a suit
in the Hastings Court for divorce
from her husband, James Il. Archer
and the unincumbered property OF the
husband has been attached forallmony.
| Desertion is charged.
The Mozart Last Night.